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One Thing Never Changes

Change. It's part of life. Yet while it's necessary, it can leave us feeling unsettled – especially when everything seems to be changing at...

One-star review

“A one-star review! They must be crazy!” This is how we felt recently when a guest at our AirBnB cottage left us a one-star [&h...

Like Dad

I was paying for parking at the pay station next to which stood a parking attendant. Seeing her holding a wad of cash, which...

Relationship of three

Any relationship is special, whether between a husband and wife, parent and child, or two friends. These bonds connect us to others. Well, what...

Better than gold

A new year brings new opportunities. What will you be focusing your time and attention on this year? Your career, degree, a building project...

The Flood!

“Wake up. There’s water everywhere.” As I sit here typing this, I am in my bed. There is about 30cm of water all around [&hel...

Secret to prosperity

“I can’t provide a meal for everyone I can’t afford it.” “I am not doing the washing, it’s not my turn.” “I’m too busy […]...

Root cause analysis

My marathon training was halted due to an Achilles injury. After a visit to the physio, I learned that my Achilles was not the...

Selfation or Salvation?

Since the beginning of time humans have tried “selfation”, where we try to save ourselves. After the sin of Adam and Eve, the first [&h...

From Sand to Radiant Glass

It’s crazy to think that glass is made from sand. Sand is opaque – it hides everything behind it. Yet under intense heat, something [...

Headwinds

The wind is howling directly against us as we struggle to canoe up the river. It is day 4 of a slackpacking hike, but...

And Patience

We wanted to buy mature fast-growing trees to plant as a screen as we didn’t have the patience to wait years for them to [...

Where’s your wisdom?

In life we are all faced with many decisions. We navigate life’s complexity by choosing to learn or listen to those who seem to [...